49.2% ▲ +72.1%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Barmera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Barmera
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of all residents in Barmera report having no religion, which is much higher than most similar areas. This shift is significant, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Roughly 49.2% of the community has no religion, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Those with a faith are mostly Christian at 41.3%, while other religions account for 2.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Barmera, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 49.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 10.4%
- Other Christian 8.9%
- Uniting Church 7.3%
- Anglican 7.1%
- Orthodox 5.9%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.3%
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- Sikhism 2.0%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031159/barmera/topic/religion